9MCOT – replaced (TTV) Channel 4 and formerly called Modernine TV. Broadcasting on LCN 30 (Simulcast with Analog Platform until 2018)
Thai News Agency - Established on June 16, 1977. It serves as a central hub for the production, collection, storage, analysis, and dissemination of news information, presented through the company's media outlets: 9MCOT, the MCOT Radio network, and electronic media via its website. Furthermore, it has expanded its cooperation in various areas, including news exchange, with major news agencies and media outlets worldwide.
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Thinking Radio (Thai) - 96.50 MHz
Active Radio (Thai) - 99.00 MHz; the station for a healthy Thailand
MCOT News (Thai) - 100.50 MHz
Smooth (Thai and English) - 105.50 MHz
MET 107 (English) - 107.00 MHz
41 provincial and regional stations
DTT Multiplex Network
MCOT NOC (3rd MUX of 5) – UHF Channel 40 for Bangkok, and TV Network Station for Thailand's other provinces.
Analog Television
All Analog television Stations was switched off in 2020
Modernine TV – replaced (TTV) Channel 4; Analog version of 9MCOT
Channel 3 – Former joint operation with Bangkok Entertainment Corporation (now BEC World). Their concession contract expired in 2020 and, as a result, no longer operates the channel but even before the switch-off, They didn’t control what to air.
Digital Television
MCOT Family 14 – formerly called MCOT Kids and Family broadcasting on service channel 14 (currently defunct in 2019)
Satellite channels
MCOT1 is a television channel that presents various programs and broadcasts live via satellite for the first time on April 9, 2007 (ending broadcast on January 1, 2017)
MCOT2 was the first satellite television channel to broadcast various programs and live coverage on April 9, 2007. It launched on the same day as MCOT1. However, in 2009, the station changed its name to ASEAN TVand began broadcasting primarily in English, later becoming known as MCOT World.
MCOT World is a news, entertainment and documentary channel (in English) broadcast via Thaicom satellite. It first aired on 12 August 2012 (ending on 15 October 2016).
MCOT News 24, also known as the Constitution Station, began broadcasting on TrueVisions Channel 8 in 2007 to coincide with the drafting and referendum of the 2007 Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand. It was a collaboration between TrueVisions (concessionaire) and MCOT Public Company Limited (the concession holder). The first broadcast aired in 2007 on News 24, a special news channel on TrueVisions, and ended that same year. It is now known as TNN2 on TrueVisions.
Radio
AM
MCOT Radio (Thai) – 1143 kHz (defunct as of 1 March 2021 )
LikeStation (Thai) – 1494 kHz (previously Labourers' Radio Station, defunct as of 1 January 2021 )
FM
Mellow Pop (Thai) - 97.50 MHz (defunct in 2026)
Seed 97.5 FM - 97.50 MHz (Off-Air since April 4, 2022 at 7:50AM. Continuing as online radio station.)
Brand
Logo history
Thai Thorathat's first logo depicts images of "Witchu Prapha Dhewi" (Thai: วิชชุประภาเทวี), female angels and thunderbolts, adorned with clouds and lightning within a circle, designed by the Fine Arts Department of the Ministry of Education.
In 1977, the same time of change to MCOT organization, the logo evolved into a circle. The center is white circle; the upper part is four sections divided by the curve of spread spectrum signals; the bottom curve is yellow, and next three sections are in primary colors of light (red, green, and blue); the lower part is yellow with the Thai letters "อ.ส.ม.ท." which is the abbreviation of the organization.
In 2003, the time of change to MCOT PLC, the logo became circular gray lines intersecting like latitude and longitude, a purple figure which hides number 9 in the right part, and a gray curve in the upper part. Under this logo are the English letters "MCOT" in orange with gray border (convergence with Modernine TV, MCOT Modern Radio, and Thai News Agency)
Commercial breaks
The logo is shown on commercial breaks and test transmissions.
Clocks
The clock in Thailand was not in colour until 1974. Originally the clock was based on the clock tower in Bangkok in black and white. In 1974 the clock was yellow on blue.
Test card
Until the introduction of 24-hour broadcasting in 2002, MCOT used the PM5544 test pattern during the off-air hours of TV9 and EBU Colorbars on Channel 3. Until 2002, MCOT used the Philips PM5534 (PM5544 with clock) during off-air hours.
On-air and off-air
Currently 9MCOT broadcast 24 hours a day.
9MCOT
1955–1960
Channel 4 broadcast from 19:00–23:00 Thailand Standard Time.
1961–1967
Channel 4 broadcast from 18:00–23:30.
1968–1976
Channel 4 (and from 1974, Channel 9) broadcast from 15:30–24:00.
1977–1980
Channel 9 broadcast from 11:00–24:00.
1980–1991
Channel 9 broadcast from 16:00–24:00.
1991–1993
Channel 9 broadcasts for 19 hours daily, 06:00–01:00.
1994–2002
Channel 9 broadcasts for 20 half hours daily, 05:30–02:00.
1 February – 30 June 2017
Channel 9 broadcasts for 21 hours on weekday, 04:00–01:00. (for 20 half hours on Saturday and Sunday, 05:30–02:00)
2002–31 January 2017,1 July 2017–Some time in 2017
Channel 9 broadcasts on Monday to Friday, 05:00-00.30. (for 18 half hours on Saturday and Sunday, 05:30-01.30)
MCOT Family
1 April 2014 – 24 May 2014: MCOT Family was broadcast 20 hours daily, 04:00–24:00 (test of transmission).
25 May 2014 – IDK – 2019: MCOT Family broadcasts 19 hours daily, 05-00-24:00.
IDK – 2019: MCOT Family broadcasts 18 hours 50 minutes daily, 05:10–24:00
